Bucs To Have Rising Edge Rusher In For Top 30 Visit

The Bucs continue to bring in defensive players for official 30 visits this offseason. The latest name to become public is UCLA edge rusher Oluwafemi Oladejo, who had a fantastic Senior Bowl week and game. Known as Femi Oladejo, his stock is on the rise this season after just one season as a perimeter pass rusher for the Bruins.

ESPN’s Ryan Fowler reported the news first on his X account.

Tampa Bay had a formal interview with Oladejo at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis in March and he could be an option in the middle rounds. Oladejo will likely be a third-round pick, but some mock drafts have him in the second round due to his high character, football I.Q. and his athleticism.

The Buccaneers have four defensive players scheduled to visit Tampa Bay for official 30 visits, as well as one offensive player. The updated Bucs Top 30 Visit Tracker on PewterReport.com has been updated with those names.

Femi Oladejo Would Fit In Well With The Bucs

UCLA edge rusher Oluwafemi Oladejo – Photo by: USA Today

Femi Oladejo is as team-oriented as they come. When UCLA wanted to get its best 11 defenders on the field in 2024 the coaching staff asked him to move from middle linebacker to defensive end during his senior season to make way for Carson Schwesinger, who became an All-Big Ten defender.

Oladejo is a chiseled 6-foot-3, 259 pounds, and has added about 10 pounds with the move to the defensive line. He had 4.5 sacks during his senior season at UCLA and added two more sacks in the Senior Bowl game after an impressive week in Mobile, Ala. Oladejo didn’t run the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine, but did post a 36.5-inch vertical jump and a 10-foot broad jump, in addition to 20 reps of 225 pounds on the bench press.

In his four-year career between California (2021-22) and UCLA (2023-24), Oladejo totaled 240 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, six sacks, six pass breakups, two interceptions, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. Oladejo had 57 tackles and 14 tackles for loss in addition to his 4.5 sacks during his senior campaign.

“I’ve only played 10 games at EDGE, 11 if you count the Senior Bowl,” Oladejo told The Draft Network’s Justin Melo in a recent interview. “I’m only going to get better from here.”

If Tampa Bay doesn’t draft an edge rusher in the first two rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft Oladejo would be a tremendous addition in the third round. He could learn from and develop behind new veteran outside linebacker Haason Reddick, who signed a one-year deal with the Buccaneers this offseason.